Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India 
Review for the month of July, 2019
The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities'  for the month of July, 2019 declined by 0.2% to 121.2  from 121.5  for the previous month.
INFLATION
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 1.08%  for the month of July, 2019  as compared to 2.02%  for the previous month and 5.27% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 1.08% compared to a build up rate of 3.1% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II. The movement of the index for the various commodity group is summarized below:-
PRIMARY ARTICLES 
The index for this major group rose by 0.5% to 142.1  from 141.4  for the previous month. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 1.3% to 153.7  from 151.7  for the previous month due to higher price of fruits & vegetables , egg, maize and jowar , pork , beef and buffalo meat, bajra, wheat and condiments & spices  and barley, moong, paddy, peas/chawali, ragi and arhar . However, the price of fish-marine , tea , betel leaves , poultry chicken  and fish-inland, urad  declined.
The index for ' Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.1% to 128.8  from 128.7  for the previous month due to higher price of groundnut seed , gingelly seed  and cotton seed , hides , skins , floriculture  and fodder, raw rubber and castor seed . However, the price of soyabean, raw jute, mesta and sunflower , niger seed  and raw cotton, gaur seed, safflower  and linseed  declined.
The index for 'Minerals' group declined by 2.9% to 153.4  from 158  for the previous month due to lower price of copper concentrate , iron ore and chromite  and lead concentrate and manganese ore . However, the price of bauxite  and limestone  moved up.
The index for 'Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas' group declined by 6.1% to 86.9  from 92.5  for the previous month due to lower price of crude petroleum  and natural gas .
FUEL & POWER 
The index for this major group declined by 1.5% to 100.6  from 102.1  for the previous month. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Mineral Oils' group declined by 3.1% to 91.4  from 94.3  for the previous month due to lower price of LPG , ATF , naphtha , petroleum coke , HSD, kerosene and furnace oil  and petrol . However, the price of bitumen  moved up.
The index for 'Electricity' group rose by 0.9% to 108.3  from 107.3  for the previous month due to higher price of electricity .
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 
The index for this major group declined by 0.3% to 118.1  from 118.4  for the previous month. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Manufacture of Food Products' group rose by 0.4% to 130.9  from 130.4  for the previous month due to higher price of molasses , manufacture of processed ready to eat food , maida , gur, rice bran oil, sooji  and powder milk  and manufacture of prepared animal feeds, instant coffee, cotton seed oil, spices , manufacture of bakery products, ghee, wheat flour , honey, manufacture of health supplements, chicken/duck, dressed - fresh/frozen, mustard oil, manufacture of starches and starch products, sunflower oil and salt . However, the price of coffee powder with chicory, ice cream, copra oil and processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables  and palm oil, other meats, preserved/processed, sugar, manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products, wheat bran and soyabean oil  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture of Beverages' group declined by 0.1% to 123.2  from 123.3  for the previous month due to lower price of aerated drinks/soft drinks   and spirits . However, the price of beer and country liquor  and rectified spirit  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Tobacco Products' group declined by 1% to 153.6  from 155.1  for the previous month due to lower price of cigarette  and other tobacco products .
The index for 'Manufacture of Wearing Apparel' group declined by 1.2% to 137.1  from 138.7  for the previous month due to lower price of manufacture of wearing apparel , except fur apparel  and manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel .
The index for 'Manufacture of Leather and Related Products' group declined by 0.8% to 118.3  from 119.2  for the previous month due to lower price of leather shoe and harness, saddles & other related items  and belt & other articles of leather . However, the price of travel goods, handbags, office bags, etc.  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Wood and of Products of Wood And Cork ' group declined by 0.3% to 134.2  from 134.6  for the previous month due to lower price of wooden splint , lamination wooden sheets/veneer sheets  and wood cutting, processed/sized . However, the price of plywood block boards  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products' group declined by 0.3% to 122.3  from 122.7  for the previous month due to lower price of bristle paper board , base paper, laminated plastic sheet and newsprint  and paper for printing & writing, paper carton/box and tissue paper . However, the price of corrugated sheet box, press board, hard board and laminated paper  moved up.
The index for 'Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media ' group rose by 1% to 150.1  from 148.6  for the previous month due to higher price of sticker plastic and printed books  and printed form & schedule and journal/periodical . However, the price of hologram   declined.
The index for 'Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products' group declined by 0.4% to 118.8  from 119.3  for the previous month due to lower price of menthol , caustic soda  , tooth paste/tooth powder and carbon black , nitric acid , acetic acid and its derivatives, plasticizer, amine, organic solvent, sulphuric acid, ammonia liquid, phthalic anhydride and ammonia gas , camphor, poly propylene , alkyl benzene, ethylene oxide and di ammonium phosphate  and shampoo, polyester chips or polyethylene terepthalate  chips, ethyl acetate, ammonium nitrate, nitrogenous fertilizer, others, polyethylene, toilet soap, organic surface active agent, superphospate/phosphatic fertilizer, others, hydrogen peroxide, dye stuff/dyes incl. dye intermediates and pigments/colours, aromatic chemicals, alcohols, viscose staple fibre, gelatine, organic chemicals, other inorganic chemicals, foundry chemical, explosive and polyester film . However, the price of catalysts, mosquito coil, acrylic fibre and sodium silicate  and agro chemical formulation, liquid air & other gaseous products, rubber chemicals, insecticide and pesticide, poly vinyl chloride , varnish , urea and ammonium sulphate  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products' group rose by 0.6% to 126.2  from 125.5  for the previous month due to higher price of plastic capsules , sulpha drugs , antidiabetic drug excluding insulin   and ayurvedic medicaments, anti inflammatory preparation, simvastatin and cotton wool  . However, the price of vials/ampoule, glass, empty or filled  and anti-retroviral drugs for HIV treatment and antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory formulations  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture of Rubber and Plastics Products' group rose by 0.1% to 109.2  from 109.1  for the previous month due to higher price of tooth brush , plastic furniture, plastic button and PVC fittings & other accessories  and solid rubber tyres/wheels, rubber moulded goods, rubber tread, condoms, cycle/cycle rickshaw tyre and plastic tape . However, the price of rubberized dipped fabric , polyester film  , rubber crumb  and plastic tube , processed rubber and polypropylene film  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products' group declined by 0.6% to 117.5  from 118.2  for the previous month due to lower price of graphite rod , slag cement and cement superfine  and ordinary sheet glass, pozzolana cement, ordinary portland cement, asbestos corrugated sheet, glass bottle, plain bricks, clinker, non ceramic tiles and white cement . However, the price of cement blocks , granite and porcelain sanitary ware  and ceramic tiles , fibre glass incl. sheet and marble slab  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Basic Metals' group declined by 1.3% to 107.3  from 108.7  for the previous month due to lower price of stainless steel pencil ingots/billets/slabs , sponge iron/direct reduced iron , ferrochrome and aluminium disk and circles , MS pencil ingots and angles, channels, sections, steel  , ferromanganese and alloy steel wire rods , cold rolled  coils & sheets, including narrow strip, MS wire rods, MS bright bars, hot rolled  coils & sheets, including narrow strip, copper metal/copper rings, ferrosilicon, silicomanganese and mild steel  blooms  and rails, pig iron, GP/GC sheet, brass metal/sheet/coils, alloy steel castings, aluminium castings, stainless steel bars & rods, including flats and stainless steel tubes . However, the price of MS castings , steel forgings - rough  and steel cables and cast iron, castings  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment' group declined by 1.4% to 114.8  from 116.4  for the previous month due to lower price of cylinders , electrical stamping- laminated or otherwise and metal cutting tools & accessories , copper bolts, screws, nuts and boilers  and aluminium utensils, steel structures, steel drums and barrels, steel container and jigs & fixture . However, the price of hand tools  and iron/steel cap, sanitary fittings of iron & steel and steel pipes, tubes & poles  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Electrical Equipment' group declined by 0.5% to 111.3  from 111.9  for the previous month due to lower price of electric switch , electric switch gear control/starter, connector/plug/socket/holder-electric, transformer, air coolers and electrical resistors   and rotor/magneto rotor assembly, jelly filled cables, electric & other meters, copper wire and safety fuse . However, the price of electric accumulators , PVC insulated cable and ACSR conductors  and incandescent lamps, fan, fibre optic cables and insulator  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment' group rose by 0.4% to 113.5  from 113.1  for the previous month due to higher price of air or vacuum pump , conveyors - non-roller type, threshers, pump sets without motor, precision machinery equipment/form tools and air filters  and moulding machine, pharmaceutical machinery, sewing machines, roller and ball bearings, motor starter, manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements and agricultural tractors . However, the price of deep freezers , air gas compressor including compressor for refrigerator, cranes, road roller and hydraulic pump  and soil preparation & cultivation machinery , harvesters, lathes and hydraulic equipment  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-Trailers' group declined by 0.1% to 114  from 114.1  for the previous month due to lower price of seat for motor vehicles , cylinder liners , piston ring/piston and compressor  and brake pad/brake liner/brake block/brake rubber, others, gear box and parts, crankshaft and release valve . However, the price of chassis of different vehicle types , body  , engine  and axles of motor vehicles and filter element  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment' group declined by 0.4% to 116.4  from 116.9  for the previous month due to lower price of diesel/electric locomotive and motor cycles . However, the price of wagons  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture of Furniture' group rose by 0.2% to 128.7  from 128.4  for the previous month due to higher price of steel shutter gate . However, the price of hospital furniture  declined.
The index for 'Other Manufacturing' group rose by 2% to 108.3  from 106.2  for the previous month due to higher price of silver , gold & gold ornaments and cricket ball  and football . However, the price of plastic moulded-others toys  and stringed musical instruments   declined.
WPI FOOD INDEX 
The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index consisting of ‘Food Articles’ from Primary Articles group and ‘Food Products’ from Manufactured Products group decreased from 5.04% in June, 2019 to 4.54% in July, 2019.
FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 2019 
For the month of May, 2019, the final Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities'  stood at 121.6 as compared to 121.2  and annual rate of inflation based on final index stood at 2.79% as compared to 2.45%  respectively as reported on 14.06.2019.
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Annexure-I
Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation 
Annexure-II
Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six months